Rachel, who volunteered during the summer of 2008 on the Oxford Kid's Cottage moved on to California to attend an ecological program at Humbolt College. 7/20/08 Rachel writes to Deanne and Intern, Amber:
Dear Deanne and Amber,
How are you two doing? How is your summer progressing? I thought of you
all last night for the full moon. I am on the organic farm in Hoopa,
California and have been for almost 2 weeks now. I really love it. I am
learning so much. Right at the moment I am sitting on the porch of the
cabin in the sunshine with a big mug of tea. There are apple trees nearby
and a chicken, too. I have been down at the river for the past hour or so
before returning, eating blackberries on the way, and hanging out some
clothes to dry on a line. It is such a beautiful, simple life. Saturdays
are our days off. Linda and Grady, the farm owners, are gone all day into
town at the Farmer’s Market and there are five of us kids here on the farm
that are currently ‘interning.’ We all wake up ridiculously early even
today because we are so used to getting up before 6am. But it is so
beautiful in the early morning before the sun is even up. We all sit
around drinking a pot of coffee and working on crossword puzzles.
The farm is great and very involved in community, CSA’s, food banks and
everything. I have been making a few trips into the town where the
university is, working on student loan processes and searching for housing
and whatnot. Sometimes I get frustrated and I don’t even want to bother or
think about it but I have to. I have about a month till I start school
August 25th. Luckily time goes slow on the farm. There are black bear
around here, too. This morning we had to help the neighbours fix a fence
that a bear climbed over last night to get to the apricot trees!
I’m working on my resume to apply for some jobs with the forestry service
and the national parks and whatnot.
How are things going with all the projects? Did you ever get your photos
uploaded somewhere? You should really make a Flickr account! I would love
to see them.
I miss you all!!!
Love, Rachel
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